During Wednesday’s Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of violating the Model Code of Conduct. AAP claimed BJP promotional material was found at several polling booths in Delhi, alleging that Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, remained inactive.
The AAP, which has previously accused the Election Commission of bias, posted on X: “What is going on? There is election material openly displayed at the BJP booth… and the police are doing nothing. And the election officers are just watching.”
@ECISVEEP ये क्या चल रहा है⁉️
“BJP के बूथ पर सरेआम प्रचार सामग्री रखी हुई है और पुलिस कुछ नहीं कर रही है और चुनाव अधिकारी भी तमाशबीन बने हुए हैं”#Vote4Jhadu pic.twitter.com/1p1RnSWHfN
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 5, 2025
Police clarified that seized promotional material belonged to independent candidates, not the BJP. The AAP also tweeted a video mocking BJP workers leaving a polling booth, claiming it demonstrated their lack of support.
The AAP leveled multiple accusations of police misconduct. Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged police obstructed voting in Chirag Delhi, erecting barricades and influencing voters.
#WATCH | #DelhiElections2025 | AAP candidate from Greater Kailash Assembly seat, Saurabh Bharadwaj alleges Delhi Police is trying to stop people from casting their votes at a polling station in Chirag Delhi.
He says “You have been standing here since morning to influence… pic.twitter.com/FQvoVEYO8g
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2025
Bhardwaj stated, “You (police) have been standing here since morning to influence voting. Why are barricades being put up? This is being done to disturb poor voters.” South Delhi DCP Ankit Chauhan stated that these claims will be investigated, explaining that car access is permitted for the elderly and disabled.
Voting for Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats commenced Wednesday.
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Results will be declared on February 8. The AAP won 67 seats in 2015 and 62 in 2020, while the BJP hopes for a stronger showing this year.
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